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already we're not seeing a lot of alternatives for folks' money other than stocks because of the low rate environment. andrew, how are you investing right now? >> well, we're probably going to go ahead and move in this market. looks like the pullback is more likely 1650 back to these levels. so more than likely now is probably the time to ease into the market. you've got tremendous momentum and breath here. you're fighting the tape, as they say. this is probably the time to deploy. >> meanwhile, rick santelli, the race to the bottom of the currency markets was interrupted today. horror of horrors. japanese officials saying they don't want the currency to go much lower. and the euro moving higher as well today. >> once you put that machine in motion, i don't know if you can stop it. and bill, i find it so telling you have so much more outrage about a maker's mark liquidity injection than the fed's liquidity injections. >> what's your point? >> that's a story for another day. because that's not good for either. a 20-year chart of the dollar index looks like it's going to be going at these levels for aw
already we're not seeing a lot of alternatives for folks' money other than stocks because of the low rate environment. andrew, how are you investing right now? >> well, we're probably going to go ahead and move in this market. looks like the pullback is more likely 1650 back to these levels. so more than likely now is probably the time to ease into the market. you've got tremendous momentum and breath here. you're fighting the tape, as they say. this is probably the time to deploy....
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we need to protect their environment. we have a strict quarantine system to protect the integrity of the environment. forty years on, it's still a class-a nature reserve. it's our job to look after them. ...it's my job to look after it. ♪ ♪ >> pelley: we heard today from malala yousafzai, the pakistani teenager shot for de >>> we heard today that a pakistani teenager was shot for defying the taliban. today the family released a video statement from her. >> today you can see that i am alive. i can see everyone. today i can see and i am getting better day by day >> the 1-year-old activist was targeted for promoting education and women rights in a part of pakistan where the taliban had prevented girls from attending school. after months of treatment she says that god gave her a second life. >> it's just because of all the prayers. all of the people have prayed for me. >> after this interview surgeons placed plates over the hole in her skull. she will get an implant to restore the hearing in her left ear. >> i want to ser
we need to protect their environment. we have a strict quarantine system to protect the integrity of the environment. forty years on, it's still a class-a nature reserve. it's our job to look after them. ...it's my job to look after it. ♪ ♪ >> pelley: we heard today from malala yousafzai, the pakistani teenager shot for de >>> we heard today that a pakistani teenager was shot for defying the taliban. today the family released a video statement from her. >> today you can...
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that is a better pro-growth environment. the private sector will drive this growth and that is the key to making it more productive. melissa: you look in the same report, it says by 2023 our deficit is going to be or our debt will be $26 trillion. 26 trillion, 16 trillion. they're both like monopoly numbers that don't really exist in the real world. why should we care about that? >> historically when countries get above 90% of their economy size, 90% of gdp they're in the danger zone where they grow more slowly, they get into financial trouble. we're at 100% right now. $16 trillion economy. $16 trillion in debt. roll the clock 10 years from now, same thing, $26 trillion economy, 26 trillion in debt. what the cbo is saying we can do nothing and live the next 10 years in perpetual potential crisis and with bad growth. that's a very big price to pay. melissa: do you think that's one of the reasons we're seeing slow growth right now? >> i think there is no question about it. i think we benefit from being serious about this. quit
that is a better pro-growth environment. the private sector will drive this growth and that is the key to making it more productive. melissa: you look in the same report, it says by 2023 our deficit is going to be or our debt will be $26 trillion. 26 trillion, 16 trillion. they're both like monopoly numbers that don't really exist in the real world. why should we care about that? >> historically when countries get above 90% of their economy size, 90% of gdp they're in the danger zone...
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we couldn't control the economic environment. we stuck to what we knew how to do best, deliver great food, exceed guest expectations and keep building upon the brands. liz: and deliver it at a price that would be at least focused for somebody who might be unemployed, maybe picks one night a week to go out to dinner. how different is it today, luring people into your restaurant, compared to say just about a year ago? is it easier? i think the environment, and i have said this a million times, is still lumpy and bumpy. unemployment is still high. consumers still have hesitation. certainly with the new tax bracket. i think what is really says is, you have to deliver the absolute best experience that you can and that is exactly what we're doing and obviously today was national pancake day. sort of provides us a unique opportunity because it is number one day of the year. we have people coming into ihop restaurants today than any other day of the year. it is a unique opportunity to showcase the best and brightest. >> you're giving awa
we couldn't control the economic environment. we stuck to what we knew how to do best, deliver great food, exceed guest expectations and keep building upon the brands. liz: and deliver it at a price that would be at least focused for somebody who might be unemployed, maybe picks one night a week to go out to dinner. how different is it today, luring people into your restaurant, compared to say just about a year ago? is it easier? i think the environment, and i have said this a million times, is...
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that's been a help as the commodity environment get more benign. the interesting thing is the before tax earnings were up about 22% but we paid a higher tax rate. we paid about 34% in taxes. all in all top line strong volume growth. great margin expansion. and the earnings followed that. >> so what about 2013? how's it looks? what would you expect? a lot of analysts out there question whether or not the sustainability of this organic growth is on track. so how do you ensure that it will? >> if you go back the last 18 months we've averaged at the top of our 3% to 5% top line target that we've had with the investment community. 18 months we've done this. as we look into the second half of the year, we're comfortable where the consensus is. 3% growth. we're going to lap almost 6% growth from last year in this period of time. you mentioned the flu at the outset of the session here. the flu is probably about 10% of our growth in the quarter. it wasn't that much, frankly. i think you'll see more of that manifesting itself into february and march. i think
that's been a help as the commodity environment get more benign. the interesting thing is the before tax earnings were up about 22% but we paid a higher tax rate. we paid about 34% in taxes. all in all top line strong volume growth. great margin expansion. and the earnings followed that. >> so what about 2013? how's it looks? what would you expect? a lot of analysts out there question whether or not the sustainability of this organic growth is on track. so how do you ensure that it will?...
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the condo market in the major environments is on fire. melissa: really? dottie, do you agree with that? yeah, real estate is back, buy, buy, buy. i heard that before. tell me in a convincing way. >> no, it's back. in fact, new york a year and a half ago, but back across the country, and there's also a shortage of inventory. you have to buy it and buy it quick. melissa: that's a good sales pitch. madison, in l.a., things flying off the lot there, i was going to say "shelf," but there's not the shelf. >> flying off the cove, yes. they are flying, and the market has taken off exciting, this year, so far, we had a big sale of $75 million in malibu with a foreign buyer. it's taking off to a good start. melissa: ridiculous. jeff, let me ask you, when i look at the lot of the markets that are on fire right now, it really concerns me because it looks like all the same problems that we saw last time around, for example, one of the markets you think is going to do the best is phoenix. i know zillow projectses prices in phoenix could be up 8.5% next year. that makes
the condo market in the major environments is on fire. melissa: really? dottie, do you agree with that? yeah, real estate is back, buy, buy, buy. i heard that before. tell me in a convincing way. >> no, it's back. in fact, new york a year and a half ago, but back across the country, and there's also a shortage of inventory. you have to buy it and buy it quick. melissa: that's a good sales pitch. madison, in l.a., things flying off the lot there, i was going to say "shelf," but...
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already supporting microsoft environment. but there's a lot of challenges. and we're not hiding those. the price point and the usability i think is still an issue with the content that's available. >> right. jon fortt, microsoft was slow out of the gate here. is this going to be the device that makes them catch out? >> doubtful. three things. first, the original surface came out at 500 bucks. doesn't seem to have blown the door off. this is 900 to 1,000 bucks. and it's selling in february. this isn't even a holiday season. it'd be surprising to see great deals of that device even though this does run legacy windows apps. you know what runs legacy windows apps? pcs. they're not selling well either. that's why intel is working hard to get the touch screens down to the $600 range. it would run counter for this to be doing that well. we'll see when they show us some numbers. >> jon, do you think the 128 gig ipad will take a bite out of this surface interest? i mean, slap on a $75 keyboard, you're back to a macbook. >> i think that's really at the kind of high en
already supporting microsoft environment. but there's a lot of challenges. and we're not hiding those. the price point and the usability i think is still an issue with the content that's available. >> right. jon fortt, microsoft was slow out of the gate here. is this going to be the device that makes them catch out? >> doubtful. three things. first, the original surface came out at 500 bucks. doesn't seem to have blown the door off. this is 900 to 1,000 bucks. and it's selling in...
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we try to make a safe environment for all for that. >> the suspect feels like he has a story. this all unfolded nearly a week ago in midland city, alabama, a rural town in the south, not far from the border with florida. the gunman reportedly stormed a school bus. shot and killed the school bus driver, and then took this child from the bus. investigators say the boy has since asked for a red hot wheels car and eez-it crackers, law enforcement delivered those items and medication through a pipe that extends down into the bunker. we're live in midland. any signs of progress? reporter: well, authorities keep telling us they're engaged with the suspect around the clock. today they say most of the communications are occurring during the day. but they say they can't go into details to address the questions and speculation circulating in the community. >> told me a lot of things that were being said, and i told her i said, we're doing everything we humanly possible we can do to resolve this safely, and bring this wild home. -- bring this child home. >> the sheriff says the suspect co
we try to make a safe environment for all for that. >> the suspect feels like he has a story. this all unfolded nearly a week ago in midland city, alabama, a rural town in the south, not far from the border with florida. the gunman reportedly stormed a school bus. shot and killed the school bus driver, and then took this child from the bus. investigators say the boy has since asked for a red hot wheels car and eez-it crackers, law enforcement delivered those items and medication through a...
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and, it is just a wonderful environment for restaurant growth. so, bring your appetite when you come here. > thank you, that is mark romig. he's president and ceo of the new orleans tourism marketing corporation. congratulations again on the comeback city. > > thank you very much. great being with you this morning. fans are enjoying "souped up stadiums" around the nation, and marketwatch.com uncovers how much taxpayers are footing the bill. green bay, wisconsin, tops the list. taxpayers each pay $1,114 to contribute to the $411-million renovation of the packers' lambeau field. indianapolis fans are also paying the price for the colts renovated lucas oil stadium, which runs americans $598 for the $749-million job. and in cincinnati, on average taxpayers are paying $543 each for the $706-million facelift to the bengels stadium. thanks chuck! are all systems go with the stock market? what the charts are telling traders, next. and there's a big advantage parents can give their kids -- making sure they get active at least 60 minutes each day. studies
and, it is just a wonderful environment for restaurant growth. so, bring your appetite when you come here. > thank you, that is mark romig. he's president and ceo of the new orleans tourism marketing corporation. congratulations again on the comeback city. > > thank you very much. great being with you this morning. fans are enjoying "souped up stadiums" around the nation, and marketwatch.com uncovers how much taxpayers are footing the bill. green bay, wisconsin, tops the...
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we need to protect their environment. we have a strict quarantine system to protect the integrity of the environment. forty years on, it's still a class-a nature reserve. it's our job to look after them. ...it's my job to look after it. ♪ [ticking] >> when the headline-making cold fusion experiment was debunked in 1989, it was quickly consigned to the science junkyard. but 20 years later, cold fusion research was making news again and again drawing criticism. with so many open questions, we asked an independent authority, distinguished physicist rob duncan, to take a look. >> when we first called you... >> uh-huh. >> and said we'd like you to look into cold fusion for 60 minutes, what did you think when you hung up the phone? >> i think my first reaction was something like, "well, isn't that--hasn't that been debunked?" >> we asked duncan to go with us to israel where a lab called energetics technologies has reported some of the biggest energy gains yet. >> we are delivering power into the cell. >> when i got there, i j
we need to protect their environment. we have a strict quarantine system to protect the integrity of the environment. forty years on, it's still a class-a nature reserve. it's our job to look after them. ...it's my job to look after it. ♪ [ticking] >> when the headline-making cold fusion experiment was debunked in 1989, it was quickly consigned to the science junkyard. but 20 years later, cold fusion research was making news again and again drawing criticism. with so many open...
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>> hey, charles, well, manhattan continues to be a safe haven environment for those who want to invest in real estate or buy a place here, to go shopping or hit the trendy restaurants or bars or a show. we're going to have a look for you the next hour of varney about two and a half million dollar apartment, what you get for that kind of money and who is buying these places? manhattan's real estate market is booming. it's a seller's market right now. what does it take? we're going to have the answers to all of that with you, charles, coming up at 10:30 on varney. charles: i can't wait. sometimes i stand in central park and look at the apartments, are there that many rich people out there? i can't wait, sandra, thanks a lot. >> exactly. charles: don't talk about home builders stocks not necessarily on varney, but they've been soaring in the past year, nicole, i know you've got one that's more than doubled. >> i thought you were going to say a manhattan the apartment not everyone is rich in manhattan. >> are you serious? >> yeah, i'm serious, come on, let's get to the stock and we've talk
>> hey, charles, well, manhattan continues to be a safe haven environment for those who want to invest in real estate or buy a place here, to go shopping or hit the trendy restaurants or bars or a show. we're going to have a look for you the next hour of varney about two and a half million dollar apartment, what you get for that kind of money and who is buying these places? manhattan's real estate market is booming. it's a seller's market right now. what does it take? we're going to have...
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well, you know, it's a familiar environment. and they're used to it. they're military guys. it's like going to the basketball court and shooting hoops and talking about things and working things out. so, you know, it was something very close to chris' heart. this is a guy that was usually successful outside of the s.e.a.l. community, could have done anything. yet he chose to devote time away from his business and family to help these veterans that were suffering and kind of slipping through the cracks of the department of veteran affairs. >> well, it is just such a loss. and i appreciate, brandon, you being on tonight to talk about your friend. thank you very much. again, i'm so sorry for your >> thank you. >> brandon webb. we'll have more coming up. >>> remarkable recovery for the teenage girl shot in the head by the taliban in pakistan. malala yousafzai. just four months and two surgeries later. she says she's feeling pretty good. details ahead. >> i'm feeling all right. and i'm happy that the operations, all the operations are successful. you know, it was that kind of suc
well, you know, it's a familiar environment. and they're used to it. they're military guys. it's like going to the basketball court and shooting hoops and talking about things and working things out. so, you know, it was something very close to chris' heart. this is a guy that was usually successful outside of the s.e.a.l. community, could have done anything. yet he chose to devote time away from his business and family to help these veterans that were suffering and kind of slipping through the...
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i hope that casey grows up in an environment where they'll look back at this and say wow, you know, this is crazy that they had to go through that. but i hope that sees that her parents are proud enough to step up and fight for her equality as well. >> around thanksgiving, charlie morgan told the "washington post" that she was praying that the supreme court would hear the challenge to doma quickly. she said, quote, i really need to be alive when they actually do overturn doma. otherwise karen is not guaranteed anything. charlie morgan did not make it that far. she died on sunday morning. she was 48 years old. the "washington post" reports that her widow karen will not receive survivor benefits. the paper also notes that in ordinary times, charlie and karen would have been glad for the new executive order allowing the family to shop on military bases. we asked today whether officer charlie morgan had heard about the changes that secretary panetta was preparing to announce today. the answer is that it appears she had not. she apparently had not heard about it. it's a very sad story. for ma
i hope that casey grows up in an environment where they'll look back at this and say wow, you know, this is crazy that they had to go through that. but i hope that sees that her parents are proud enough to step up and fight for her equality as well. >> around thanksgiving, charlie morgan told the "washington post" that she was praying that the supreme court would hear the challenge to doma quickly. she said, quote, i really need to be alive when they actually do overturn doma....
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we need to protect their environment. we have a strict quarantine system to protect the integrity of the environment. forty years on, it's still a class-a nature reserve. it's our job to look after them. ...it's my job to look after it. ♪ >> adios. >> come back, come back. om >> come back, come back, ma'am. let me say it again. >> are you serious? >> i am sureiose. adios. [bleep]. >> come back again. come back again. bring her back again. i believe i hear you saying to: >> yes, i did. >> did you say [bleep]? >> actually, i did. >> did you say that? >> yes, sir. >> did you say that? i find you in direct criminal content. 30 days in county jail. >> okay, that's fine. >> 30 days in the county jail. >> greta: what a brat. and not to mention stupid. a florida teenager taking the judge and losing. the 18-year-old was in court on a drug possession charge and as you saw, the drug raise the bail after she sarcastically told him adios. and flipped the judge middle finger and 30 days in jail for contempt of court and joining us th
we need to protect their environment. we have a strict quarantine system to protect the integrity of the environment. forty years on, it's still a class-a nature reserve. it's our job to look after them. ...it's my job to look after it. ♪ >> adios. >> come back, come back. om >> come back, come back, ma'am. let me say it again. >> are you serious? >> i am sureiose. adios. [bleep]. >> come back again. come back again. bring her back again. i believe i hear...
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that's a favorite with the environment for sustained economic growth. and a relatively favorable stock market. and that's the broader thing -- >> if we have a conversation about companies and earnings, is that an on, stri -- o strich conversation? are we ignoring big hammers coming down? or are we to the point where we should be having these conversations? >> they've normalized in the sense that all the central bank exertions, that's the context, okay. we now all agree that's the context. it's, you know, the -- the japanese are now a very forgiving margin clerk to the world, okay. they're giving the world all this money. now -- yes, it's been a very good, healthy rotational stock market. and when you have that as just context and not a matter of suspense, what's the fed going do? we know what's going to happen. it's there in the background. i do think it's positive that we're talking about companies, trajectories, what's a fair price to pay for a given company in the business cycle. i agree. michelle, i agree that people are kind of eager to say tactica
that's a favorite with the environment for sustained economic growth. and a relatively favorable stock market. and that's the broader thing -- >> if we have a conversation about companies and earnings, is that an on, stri -- o strich conversation? are we ignoring big hammers coming down? or are we to the point where we should be having these conversations? >> they've normalized in the sense that all the central bank exertions, that's the context, okay. we now all agree that's the...
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we need to protect their environment. we have a strict quarantine system to protect the integrity of the environment. forty years on, it's still a class-a nature reserve. it's our job to look after them. ...it's my job to look after it. ♪ >>> i'm deborah feyerick with some breaking news. a powerful magnitude 8 earthquake off the solomon islands in the south pacific has triggered a three-foot high tsunami described by one official as significant. immediate evacuations ordered for people living on the eastern coasts of new call done ya and the loyalty islands. both are south of the solomon islands near australia. there are no reports so far of injuries or damage. the tsunami warning is still in effect for the immediate area. the tsunami watch covers a larger zone including the marshall islands and new zealand. cnn international meteorologist joins me now. are people tracking the wave? what's the latest? the. >> basically, deb, there's a series waves. the initial wave sometimes isn't the most destructive. there's going to
we need to protect their environment. we have a strict quarantine system to protect the integrity of the environment. forty years on, it's still a class-a nature reserve. it's our job to look after them. ...it's my job to look after it. ♪ >>> i'm deborah feyerick with some breaking news. a powerful magnitude 8 earthquake off the solomon islands in the south pacific has triggered a three-foot high tsunami described by one official as significant. immediate evacuations ordered for...
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shooting skeet was so depressing and such obvious pandering it just shows really the kind of political environment that we're living in that they felt they had to release that picture. >> as soon as the word guns enters the picture, rationality goes out the window and i find it hard to see what's going to happen. >> not optimistic. >> not too optimistic, but who knows. >> we have to leave it at that. mort zuckerman, paul krugman, arianna huffington, ed conard, nice to have you on. >>> imagine a country where the speaker of parliament tells the president to stop talking and get out. it happened this week. it happened in a country of crucial importance to the united states. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 is your old 401k just hanging around? tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 consider if rolling it over to a schwab ira tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 might let you get more out of it. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 like earning a bonus of up to $600 tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 in a schwab ira tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 and 150 commission-free online trades tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 plus our rollover consultants handle virtually tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 all the detai
shooting skeet was so depressing and such obvious pandering it just shows really the kind of political environment that we're living in that they felt they had to release that picture. >> as soon as the word guns enters the picture, rationality goes out the window and i find it hard to see what's going to happen. >> not optimistic. >> not too optimistic, but who knows. >> we have to leave it at that. mort zuckerman, paul krugman, arianna huffington, ed conard, nice to...
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as we get to a spot of a more normal market environment. >> do you feel they are going more towards etfs than mutual funds because one reason is bob pisani has been hot on this issue is expense ratios are dropping. >> right. we have seen strong flows into mutual funds. almost a record of year last year so i think some advisors and investors are getting into more active managements but we have seen strong flows into etfs as well, which are index tracking products and people use those for different reasons. >> beth, good to have you. thanks for coming. >> thank for having me. >> i wish i add grandpa with a mattress stuffed with cash. how many grandpas really do have mattresses stuffed with cash? >> not enough. >> and i would want them in dollars. >>> a forecast left fuzzy. we are wondering if we will see no snow or three feet of snow. we are looking on the floor of the newsroom. let's get answeres from weather chan's paul goodloe. paul, why is this system in particular so hard it nail down? >> we think we have it nailed down here at weather channel. but over all in terms of snow, you have
as we get to a spot of a more normal market environment. >> do you feel they are going more towards etfs than mutual funds because one reason is bob pisani has been hot on this issue is expense ratios are dropping. >> right. we have seen strong flows into mutual funds. almost a record of year last year so i think some advisors and investors are getting into more active managements but we have seen strong flows into etfs as well, which are index tracking products and people use those...
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interest rates are a very different environment, very different situation today. overseas, i do think the emerging markets do represent a much -- an excellent buying opportunity here. i think they tend to outperform the u.s. going forward. >> jeff, of which of these two asset classes are the most dangerous, in your view? the long end of the bond market or gold? >> i would think the long end of the bond market. i've been in this business for 42 years as of last month. i've seen the long treasury bond go in a 3% yield to almost a 15% yield. people think they cannot lose money in bonds. i'm here to tell you, you can lose a lot of money in bonds, especially in bond funds. so i think you need to be very careful with the fixed income side of your asset allocation. >> guys, we'll leave it there. thank you for kicking off the week with us. thank you both. >>> a couple of insiders making profits off the rally. kayla tausche has more on that. >> perhaps the biggest signal of confidence in a company is when the executives and directors start scooping up shares. much of that
interest rates are a very different environment, very different situation today. overseas, i do think the emerging markets do represent a much -- an excellent buying opportunity here. i think they tend to outperform the u.s. going forward. >> jeff, of which of these two asset classes are the most dangerous, in your view? the long end of the bond market or gold? >> i would think the long end of the bond market. i've been in this business for 42 years as of last month. i've seen the...
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that's the inflation/deflation component, how much the labor costs, very important in a rising salary environment. how much leverage there is, meaning, if you have all of the laboring costs accounted for, how much business can you do? all right, the one i like to think of, it's not a lemonade stand, chipotle. they have labor and they have food and customers. the more customers they can serve per hour, the more leverage they have. the keys to the gross margin at chipotle are the cost of the beef, chicken, tortillas, the cost of the labor and most importantly the number of customers they can push through in a given day. of course there are dozens of other inputs advertised in leases in the stores need to have as little turnover as possible because the cost of training new employees is tremendous. it's a huge obstacle to making a lot of money. th that's the former ceo of costco made clear to us. legendary for paying his employees the most and treating them with the best of benefits because it's so important to keep them happy. so the firm doesn't constantly have to train new people. new people are n
that's the inflation/deflation component, how much the labor costs, very important in a rising salary environment. how much leverage there is, meaning, if you have all of the laboring costs accounted for, how much business can you do? all right, the one i like to think of, it's not a lemonade stand, chipotle. they have labor and they have food and customers. the more customers they can serve per hour, the more leverage they have. the keys to the gross margin at chipotle are the cost of the...
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we need to protect their environment. we have a strict quarantine system to protect the integrity of the environment. forty years on, it's still a class-a nature reserve. it's our job to look after them. ...it's my job to look after it. ♪ >>> welcome back to "the kudlow report." in this half hour, mahmoud ahmadinejad says iran is now a nuclear country. does that mean the rogue regime already has nuclear weapons? we'll get an answer later on. on what would have been president reagan's 102nd birthday, we will honor reagan with a look at many of his messages that resonate today. we have more of his best comments for you and we have reagan biographer craig shirley who will join us later this half hour. first up, major automatic spending cuts set to kick in march 1. republicans are gearing up for another big spending fight with the white house. president obama is urging congress to delay the cuts and smack us with another big tax hike. earlier i had a chance to speak with eric cantor from virginia. i asked for his response b
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. >> in terms of the overall environment right now, where are we in terms of trust and sentiment? we've got the libor scandal. we continue to see sort of upsets in the banking world. >> right. >> do you think that a lot has changed, or not? >> it is -- it is had, and i don't think a lot has changed. it's gotten marginally better, but the reforms have been pretty incremental, and most of the dodd/frank rules haven't even been finalized yet so that does concern me, and i think as the public watches this, they are losing confidence in the regulators as well to get this job done. they need to know that the regulatory community is, you know, standing up for them and policing these institutions appropriately, and whether the industry wants to acknowledge that or not, that's in the industry's interest for the public, and their customers to view them as being regulated by people of integrity, so i don't. i'm disappointed at the pace of reform. we haven't seen a lot of changes other than very incremental changes, but i'm hoping that maybe this year will be the year when we can finally get
. >> in terms of the overall environment right now, where are we in terms of trust and sentiment? we've got the libor scandal. we continue to see sort of upsets in the banking world. >> right. >> do you think that a lot has changed, or not? >> it is -- it is had, and i don't think a lot has changed. it's gotten marginally better, but the reforms have been pretty incremental, and most of the dodd/frank rules haven't even been finalized yet so that does concern me, and i...
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so in answer to your question, the environment is one that still consists of, i guess, limited available liquidity and limited available credit rather for small businesses, often reflected when you look at national federation of independent business surveys. they always tend to be a lot less optimistic an those of the larger companies. >> chris, among the many boards you're on, biggest company is wal-mart, of course. walla walla smart embroiled in a bribery standal in mexico with ongoing investigations internal and external. what can you tell us about the state of those investigations at this moment, when they might be wrapped up, and whether you fear as a member of the board, that anyone in top management could be so tainted that they might have to be replaced? >> obviously, there's very little i can say at this point other than the company does continue to conduct an extensive investigation into those allegations and will come forward. >> any time line that you can hint at? a matter of months, weeks, years? >> i don't want to give a time line. i have an idea of a time line but i don't
so in answer to your question, the environment is one that still consists of, i guess, limited available liquidity and limited available credit rather for small businesses, often reflected when you look at national federation of independent business surveys. they always tend to be a lot less optimistic an those of the larger companies. >> chris, among the many boards you're on, biggest company is wal-mart, of course. walla walla smart embroiled in a bribery standal in mexico with ongoing...
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we need to protect their environment. we have a strict quarantine system to protect the integrity of the environment. forty years on, it's still a class-a nature reserve. it's our job to look after them. ...it's my job to look after it. ♪ >>> the man charged with murdering a well-known navy s.e.a.l. over the weekend is on suicide watch tonight. eddie ray routh is being held on a $3 million bond. he was tasered and restrained after he became aggressive with guards. one of the two men routh is accused of shooting down is chris kriel, possibly one of the best u.s. military snipers ever. remarkably he made one of those shots from 2,100 yards away. here is how he described the moment. quote, maybe the way i jerked the trigger to the right, adjusted for the wind. maybe gravity shifted and put that bullet right where it had to be. he was so feared by iraqi insurgents they put a bounty on his head. he survived the war, left the navy with a chestful of medal thes. back home he was helping veterans struggling with ptsz. officials
we need to protect their environment. we have a strict quarantine system to protect the integrity of the environment. forty years on, it's still a class-a nature reserve. it's our job to look after them. ...it's my job to look after it. ♪ >>> the man charged with murdering a well-known navy s.e.a.l. over the weekend is on suicide watch tonight. eddie ray routh is being held on a $3 million bond. he was tasered and restrained after he became aggressive with guards. one of the two men...
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we need to protect their environment. we have a strict quarantine system to protect the integrity of the environment. forty years on, it's still a class-a nature reserve. it's our job to look after them. ...it's my job to look after it. ♪ >>. >> greta: woman accused of stabbing and slitting her ex-boyfriend's throat. jodi arias admitting to the murder. here is some of what she toll the jury. >> did you kill travis on june 4 2008? >> yes, i did. >> and you did, do you remember seeing that tape? >> yes, i do. >> and in that tape you said that no jury would convict you, something to that effect, do you remember saying that? >> yeah, i did say that. i made that statement in september of 2008. at the time we had -- um -- so i am extremely conflict because no jury would convict he and i told them no jury would convict me at that time, i was in padded cell and stripped down and that would have been my life until i stabilized. so i was very confident that no jury would convict me because i planned to be dead. those are probably
we need to protect their environment. we have a strict quarantine system to protect the integrity of the environment. forty years on, it's still a class-a nature reserve. it's our job to look after them. ...it's my job to look after it. ♪ >>. >> greta: woman accused of stabbing and slitting her ex-boyfriend's throat. jodi arias admitting to the murder. here is some of what she toll the jury. >> did you kill travis on june 4 2008? >> yes, i did. >> and you did, do...
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we need to protect their environment. we have a strict quarantine system to protect the integrity of the environment. forty years on, it's still a class-a nature reserve. it's our job to look after them. ...it's my job to look after it. ♪ >>> hey, welcome back. what a night. so many stories on different fronts on both coasts. looking at dennis port, massachusetts, on cape cod. wind there gusting to hurricane force at times. here in new york city, the worst of the storm is hours away. chris cuomo is here, he's new to the cnn team. we welcome him on this night. it doesn't look bad compared to what we've seen in boston, in cape cod, but authorities are warning residents that some areaerize going to be particularly hard hit in the coming hours, right? >> absolutely right. first, i want to thank you for the coat and hat. very nice of you. appreciate it. glad to be on the team. the problem with the blizzard is that a blizzard doesn't get its name from snow accumulation. it gets it from wind. and wind also contributes very gre
we need to protect their environment. we have a strict quarantine system to protect the integrity of the environment. forty years on, it's still a class-a nature reserve. it's our job to look after them. ...it's my job to look after it. ♪ >>> hey, welcome back. what a night. so many stories on different fronts on both coasts. looking at dennis port, massachusetts, on cape cod. wind there gusting to hurricane force at times. here in new york city, the worst of the storm is hours away....
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then if you look at the regulatory environment, it isn't healthy. you have to say we're constrained as far as providing credit to consumers. all in all, i think it's hard to put a bold case together that's relying on fundamentals. >> what about that? is that rally about the fed and not the fundamentals? >> yes to some extent. but i'm advising my clients that optimism rules the day. and in fact, i see equity prices and higher equity prices and bond yields being recurring themes through 2013? >> when do you expect rates to start moving up? if we start seeing rock bottom rates actually move in step with economic improvement? >> well, i don't think either of the markets the bond market or the equity markets with the economic improvement to be honest with you. negative gdp growth last week. >> what would be the catalyst to move? >> i think the catalyst to move interest rate is higher equity prices. inverse relationship, right? we'll go up because informsers need to come back on fixed income. on days like today, obviously my clients and their -- and me as
then if you look at the regulatory environment, it isn't healthy. you have to say we're constrained as far as providing credit to consumers. all in all, i think it's hard to put a bold case together that's relying on fundamentals. >> what about that? is that rally about the fed and not the fundamentals? >> yes to some extent. but i'm advising my clients that optimism rules the day. and in fact, i see equity prices and higher equity prices and bond yields being recurring themes...
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because it seems to me that it could be, that because they have a wider range of interests and issues, environment, the drones question, guantanamo, banking reform, there are people who object to obama policy in every one of those categories but who completely agree with obama policy on abortion rights, on a very long list of other issues and it seems that they concentrate on what they agree on. >> right. >> when it comes time for election strategy. >> and i think things that are fundamental to the ideology of the left, they are much more frightened of allowing the right to take over. >> yeah. >> and to undermine those core principles and on things like drones, they have fight a principle fight with obama but they won't blow up the party over it. they want power. they very much want to blow up the ideas of a sort of garden variety business republicans. they want to blow the whole thing up and remake the country in their image and because of 2010 they think they can and they don't want to let karl rove get in their way. they are not going to allow them to stop them. >> even if they are sort of intr
because it seems to me that it could be, that because they have a wider range of interests and issues, environment, the drones question, guantanamo, banking reform, there are people who object to obama policy in every one of those categories but who completely agree with obama policy on abortion rights, on a very long list of other issues and it seems that they concentrate on what they agree on. >> right. >> when it comes time for election strategy. >> and i think things that...
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it is preeminent importance we make sure kids are in a safe and secure environment in ourle zoos. we have to ensure that's happening. i think part of the problem with the dialogue that's happening today is that it's very sort of polarized to these extreme, right. so let's arm everyone. the teachers, the kids, you know. versus not. and i think that instead of sort of polarizing the debate, we have to have a very balanced conversation. having armed people in schools doesn't necessarily mean that we're going to have better outcomes. in the columbine tragedy, there were armed guards actually. >> a lot of armed people around. >> that's right, it didn't stop that from happen. that's not going to solve all of our problems. and that's why -- >> do you like the idea guns around children generally? >> absolutely not. >> i interviewed -- i met them, but it wasn't aired. it was two young female teachers in texas, in houston, both of whom wanted to have a conceal carry permit for themselves because they felt they needed one for personal safety but they hated the idea of any guns in the school.
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we also believe at students first, all kids can learn when they are put in the right school environment, a rigorous school. the problem is they are forced to operate in this bureaucracy that is driven by policies that absolutely make no sense. >> sean: education is interesting derivative from latin, to bring forth from within. so if it is not coming out, who has failed who? >> i think that we have to focus on as educators is what can happen within the confines of the school day and school year. what we know is that of all of the school factors that exist the quality oft matters the most. you can take a child who is living in poverty who had is coming to school with tremendous challenges and when you put that kid in front of a highly effective teacher it can literally change their life. >> sean: what is the biggest obstacle to that, teacher unions do they protect -- the mysterious resistance toward vouchers or all girl public schools. there is one in harlem and city of new york got sued. why the reluctance? >> i think it goes back to the bureaucracy. if you look at the point of teachers
we also believe at students first, all kids can learn when they are put in the right school environment, a rigorous school. the problem is they are forced to operate in this bureaucracy that is driven by policies that absolutely make no sense. >> sean: education is interesting derivative from latin, to bring forth from within. so if it is not coming out, who has failed who? >> i think that we have to focus on as educators is what can happen within the confines of the school day and...
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we tried to make a safe environment for all for that. >> reporter: and that's all dale county sheriff wally olson would say on the matter. as this hostage drama drags on, authorities have remained tight-lipped, not wanting to say anything that would jeopardize negotiations. noting the huge public interest in the story, olson said even his own mother has been asking him about what's going on. >> my mother told me a lot things that were being said, you know, and i told her, you know, we're doing everything humanly possible can do to resolve this safely, you know, and bring this child home. >> reporter: another example of how careful authorities are with their answers. watch what happened when the sheriff was asked whether the child's mother would be able to talk to ethan, the kidnapped 5-year-old. [ inaudible ] >> thank you for your time. >> reporter: meanwhile, in ozark, the town next door to midland city where the tragedy began, school resumed for the first time. extra police were on hand to provide security this morning. while anxious parents found it difficult to let go. >> that saf
we tried to make a safe environment for all for that. >> reporter: and that's all dale county sheriff wally olson would say on the matter. as this hostage drama drags on, authorities have remained tight-lipped, not wanting to say anything that would jeopardize negotiations. noting the huge public interest in the story, olson said even his own mother has been asking him about what's going on. >> my mother told me a lot things that were being said, you know, and i told her, you know,...
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they are also concerned about the regulatory environment out there and how healthcare will affect them. the debt ceiling continues to go up and the overall debt. they are very concerned about all of those things. lori: do you think washington has the best interests of small business at heart? >> well, i hope so. the unfortunate part is we are seeing it in the administration. it continues to attack small business. washington has a spending problem, not a revenue problem. we hear about this every single week. lori: you point out that many small businesses do not have lawyers or lobbyists that focus on this. the list goes on and on. that is a serious problem. a serious disadvantage for them, correct? >> exactly. they do not have the resources. that is one of the reasons why we are trying to provide the voice for small businesses. we need to be the advocate for small businesses here in washington. lori: you look at our ballooning national debt in the battle over the current deficit. what is the best outcome? >> that would be for the federal government to reduce spending. that is just all t
they are also concerned about the regulatory environment out there and how healthcare will affect them. the debt ceiling continues to go up and the overall debt. they are very concerned about all of those things. lori: do you think washington has the best interests of small business at heart? >> well, i hope so. the unfortunate part is we are seeing it in the administration. it continues to attack small business. washington has a spending problem, not a revenue problem. we hear about this...
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maggie thatcher did it the midst of all environments, arguing that longer term gains would more than justify acute short term pay? >> real serious thing, government spending is taxation, it really is. government doesn't create resources, it redistributes resources. when you should cut unnecessary spending is in the middle of a recession. i know people will tell you it's not true, but it is true. you can't tax an economy out of a recession. you just plain can't. >> neil: and i wanted to get with this into melissa francis into this, whether the first report out of the treasury indicates the whisperings of that. you can't hang your hat on tax hikes and can't be hoping and praying important another internet boom? >> you can't. you have to do a low rate tax and free trade and minimal regulations and get out of the way. the economy will get it out of the sefgs. that is what it is supposed to do. governments aren't the job creators. they set the rules and set the stage and let the private sector handle it. it's unfortunately not what this guy is doing. i hope somewhere along the line we hav
maggie thatcher did it the midst of all environments, arguing that longer term gains would more than justify acute short term pay? >> real serious thing, government spending is taxation, it really is. government doesn't create resources, it redistributes resources. when you should cut unnecessary spending is in the middle of a recession. i know people will tell you it's not true, but it is true. you can't tax an economy out of a recession. you just plain can't. >> neil: and i wanted...
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are those the right funds to be in in this environment? >> well, when you think about van if guard's target date funds, for example, our oldest fund down here, wellington fund, it maintains roughly a 65% equity ratio and that would be kind of middle of the road balanced funds position, and part of that is, because we're selling a balanced fund. an interesting part of the mutual fund business is you have to rebalance, because if you let that 65% go to say 80% you won't have the balanced fund you're offering the public. so the market is sort of discipline. i hate to talk about that because i don't like marketing in this business very much. but that's a strategy. but i don't think it's a strategy all investors need to follow. >> jack, when you're looking in the market and thinking ahead six, nine months are you willing to look beyond the risk of the payroll taxes going to hit all those consumer facing businesses, and are you talking sort of the broader perspective that actually the economy really is healing properly now or does it make you ne
are those the right funds to be in in this environment? >> well, when you think about van if guard's target date funds, for example, our oldest fund down here, wellington fund, it maintains roughly a 65% equity ratio and that would be kind of middle of the road balanced funds position, and part of that is, because we're selling a balanced fund. an interesting part of the mutual fund business is you have to rebalance, because if you let that 65% go to say 80% you won't have the balanced...
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we need to protect their environment. we have a strict quarantine system to protect the integrity of the environment. forty years on, it's still a class-a nature reserve. it's our job to look after them. ...it's my job to look after it. ♪ >>> welcome back to the second half of "outfront." we start with stories we care about where we focus on reporting from the front lines and we begin with the super bowl blackout. what caused half the lights in the new orleans superdome to go out for 34 minutes? according to the power company which serves the superdome and the smg, which is a company that manages the superdome, it's a machine that monitors electrical load detected an abnorm ailty and did what it was supposed 20 do in that case, which was to activate breakers and shut off the power. in case you were wondering, both smg and the commissioner said beyonce's halftime show had absolutely nothing to do with it. >>> all right, in a press conference with french president francois hollande, vice president biden says he supports f
we need to protect their environment. we have a strict quarantine system to protect the integrity of the environment. forty years on, it's still a class-a nature reserve. it's our job to look after them. ...it's my job to look after it. ♪ >>> welcome back to the second half of "outfront." we start with stories we care about where we focus on reporting from the front lines and we begin with the super bowl blackout. what caused half the lights in the new orleans superdome to...
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we need to protect their environment. we have a strict quarantine system to protect the integrity of the environment. forty years on, it's still a class-a nature reserve. it's our job to look after them. ...it's my job to look after it. ♪ >>> welcome back to the second half of "outfront." we start with stories we care about where we focus on our reporting from the front lines and tonight, we begin with the department of justice. it's filed a civil lawsuit against the ratings agency standard and poor's saying that s&p misled investors. here's what the suit alleges. it says s&p gave high ratings marks to investments that were tied to subprime mortgages and that made them appear a lot safer than they actually were. many believe securities that ultimately went sour like those helped trigger the financial crisis. s&p says the suit is entirely without factual or legal merit but i want to emphasize, this is the first major case brought by the government against the big ratings agencies and it's only a civil suit. the financial
we need to protect their environment. we have a strict quarantine system to protect the integrity of the environment. forty years on, it's still a class-a nature reserve. it's our job to look after them. ...it's my job to look after it. ♪ >>> welcome back to the second half of "outfront." we start with stories we care about where we focus on our reporting from the front lines and tonight, we begin with the department of justice. it's filed a civil lawsuit against the...
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we need to protect their environment. we have a strict quarantine system to protect the integrity of the environment. forty years on, it's still a class-a nature reserve. it's our job to look after them. ...it's my job to look after it. ♪ the top shot in every unit i have been in. i will utilize every bit of small arms training i have been given. >> weak-side shooting. really good shooters have a hard time switching from a right hand to a left hand. if you're shooting from a concealed position, if you can shoot from your weak side, you might not have to expose as much of your boggy and be a smaller target and still -- shoot from your weak side, you might not have to expose as much of your boggy and be a smaller target and still -- >> would they obviously have more specific training? >> no, no special operations training. but he did serve in a riverine unit, sort of the old brown water navy, doing a lot of security operations, securing oil platforms, so he has more prior fire arms training than a typical sailor serving a
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we need to protect their environment. we have a strict quarantine system to protect the integrity of the environment. forty years on, it's still a class-a nature reserve. it's our job to look after them. ...it's my job to look after it. ♪ >>> our fifth story "outfront," shooting guns with ted nugent. our deb feyerick was invited the the rocker's ranch to talk hunting, self-defense, and the second amendment. >> fire in the hole. >> for ted nugent, gun control is putting the second bullet in the same hole as the first. >> two down. >> a lot of people look at the tragedy at sandy hook and they say, something's got to be done. >> agreed, something has to be done. >> they point to weapons that were used as the cause. >> it's not the weapons. the weapons have nothing to do with it. these -- again, these weapons are in every pickup truck in texas. ♪ >> the famed platinum-selling rocker is passionate about his music, his family, and his firearms. he's fiercely protective of the rights of law-abiding gun owners, and he's invit
we need to protect their environment. we have a strict quarantine system to protect the integrity of the environment. forty years on, it's still a class-a nature reserve. it's our job to look after them. ...it's my job to look after it. ♪ >>> our fifth story "outfront," shooting guns with ted nugent. our deb feyerick was invited the the rocker's ranch to talk hunting, self-defense, and the second amendment. >> fire in the hole. >> for ted nugent, gun control is...